The seventh week of Fall 2006 saw three teams climb in the standings, while three teams slipped. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (169) and series (424) for the women, while Ken M. Wilson earned this week's high game (216) and series (594) for the men. Read on for all the rest of the details!

First up, on lanes 15 & 16: TBD deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of All Belts Are Off. Despite the strength of Dave Winger with his above-average 469 series, TBD accomplished only 1 win against the Belt. In the meantime, David Codding showed off in the Belt with his below-average 513 as his team took the series with 3 wins. TBD plummets 2 spots in the standings to 7th place, while the Belt moves 1 spot to 2nd.

On lanes 17 & 18: Manute Bowl sparred with I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter. Highlighting the skills of Andy McLeod with his above-average 412 series, Manute Bowl collected 3 wins against Not Gutter. On the other side, Ryan Doll drew the spotlight in Not Gutter with his below-average 444 despite his team notching only a single win. Manute Bowl leaps 1 spot in the standings to 6th place, while Not Gutter plunges 2 spots to 8th.

On lanes 19 & 20: New Balls, Old Rack accepted a challenge by Frickin' Ten Pins. Reinforced by Ken M. Wilson with his above-average 594 series, the Old Rack collected 3 wins against Frickin' Ten Pins. While that was going down, Carl Goetz dominated Frickin' Ten Pins with his 516 despite his team notching only a single win. New Balls, Old Rack remains in 1st place, while Frickin' Ten Pins remain in 9th.

On lanes 21 & 22: Split Happens took turns kicking the ball return with Hez-Bowl-lah. In spite of the prowess of Nick Allegri with his below-average 423 series, Split Happens got swept by Hez-Bowl-lah. Countering this, Rich DeYoung guided Hez-Bowl-lah with his 499 as they swept the competition. Split Happens drop 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while Hez-Bowl-lah remains in 4th.

Finally, down on lanes 23 & 24: Guttersluts waged a heated competition against Bowlkake2. Notwithstanding the leadership of Kris Hiestand with his (either injured, sick, or sandbagging) 280 series, the Guttersluts got swept by Bowlkake2. Simultaneously, trifecta-winner (#1 Head-to-Head, #1 Power-Ranked, and Most Valuable Bowler) Tim Segraves ruled Bowlkake2 with his stupendous 558 as they swept the competition. Guttersluts remains in 10th place, while Bowlkake2 jumps 3 spots to 5th.

Bowlers bribing their way into The 200 Club include: Ken M. Wilson (216), Thomas Lin (208), and Tim Segraves (212)

In this week's Tournament of Champions brackets: Pat Searcy spanked Division 1, while nobody claimed victory in Division 2 (though Rich DeYoung came closest). Scott Murdock claimed victory in Division 3, and nobody claimed victory in Division 4, and in fact we aren't even going to talk about Division 4 as it was a complete embarassment. And, finally, nobody claimed victory in the Interdivisional bracket (though Carl Goetz (Division ) came closest). In terms of overall points: Ken M. Wilson runs the show in Division 1; Rich DeYoung is in the driver's seat in Division 2; Scott Murdock holds the reins in Division 3; and Andy McLeod reigns over Division 4.

NEXT WEEK:

• First, on lanes 15&16, 4th-place Hez-Bowl-lah will tussle with 8th-place I Can't Believe It's Not Gutter (hcp 81). Hez-Bowl-lah is expected to perform well and win the series; while Not Gutter is forecast to hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Moving to lanes 17&18, 5th-place Bowlkake2 (hcp 26) will challenge 1st-place New Balls, Old Rack. Bowlkake2 might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while the Old Rack ought to raise their average while they rack up a sweep.
• Then, over on lanes 19&20, 7th-place TBD (hcp 9) will chill with 3rd-place Split Happens. TBD will likely roll decently and win the series; while Split Happens will probably hold steady as they avoid getting swept.
• Next up, on lanes 21&22, 10th-place Guttersluts (hcp 194) will face 2nd-place All Belts Are Off. The Guttersluts might maintain their current strength as they get swept; while the Belt ought to hold steady as they rack up a sweep.
• Finally, on lanes 23&24, 6th-place Manute Bowl (hcp 86) will hang out with 9th-place Frickin' Ten Pins. Manute Bowl is predicted to perform well, yet still manage to lose the series but avoid getting swept; while Frickin' Ten Pins are anticipated to raise their average while they enjoy their victories.

THIS WEEK'S MVB Tim Segraves Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Tim Segraves Runner Up: Ken Wilson	#1 H2H BOWLER Tim Segraves Runner Up: Ken M. Wilson
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "I tried to be discrete, but Tim caught me coveting his big ball bag." Freda Schroeder, unable to keep her eyes off it.